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Abstract Fitness in the Elementary Schools. Robert Pangrazi and Douglas Hastad. Reston, VA: American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance. 1986. 72 pp.$8.95.—Reviewed by Robert Davis, associate professor at the Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA 23284. Exercise Physiology: Energy, Nutrition and Human Performance. Second ed. William D. McArdle, Frank I. Katch, and Victor L. Katch. Philadelphia: Lea and Febiger. 1986. 696 pp.—Reviewed by James E. Misner, associate professor, Department of Physical Education, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801. Health/Fitness Instructor's Handbook. Edward T. Howley and B. Don Franks. Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics Publishers, Inc. 1986. 369 pp.—Reviewed by Robert C. Karch, professor of Physical Education and director of the National Center for Health/Fitness, The American University, Washington, DC 20016. Physical Activity and Well-being. Vern Seefeldt (Ed.). Reston, VA: American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance. 1986. 509 pp. (with pamphlet: The Value of Physical Activity)—Reviewed by Mary Ann Roberton, associate professor, Department of Physical Education and Dance, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 53706. Applied Sport Psychology: Personal Growth to Peak Performance. Jean M. Williams, Ed. Palo Alto, CA: Mayfield Publishing Company, 285 Hamilton Avenue, 94301. 1986. 396 pp.—Reviewed by David L. Cook, director of Sport Psychology, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS 66045. Achievement-based curriculum development in physical education. J. A. Wessel and L. Kelly. 1986. Philadelphia: Lea & Febiger.—Reviewed by Stephen Silverman, assistant professor, and Connee Zotos, lecturer, Department of Physical and Health Education, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712. Commercial Leisure Services. Managing for Profit, Service, and Personal Satisfaction. John J. Bullaro and Christopher R. Edginton. Macmillan Publishing Company. 1986. 364 pp.—Reviewed by John Crossley, assistant professor, Department of Recreation and Leisure, 226 North HPER, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 94112. Bases of Fitness. Edward L. Fox, Timothy E. Kirby, and Ann Roberts Fox. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company. 1987. 292 pp.—Reviewed by James A. Metcalf, associate professor, Health, Sport, and Leisure Studies, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA 22030. Athletic Training: Principles and Practice. Thomas D. Fahey. Palo Alto, CA. Mayfield Publishing Co. 1986. 564 pp.—Reviewed by William O. Kauth, associate professor of Physical Education and coordinator of Athletic Training Programs, Illinois State University, Normal, IL 61761. Physical Education: Teaching and Curriculum Strategies for Grades 5–12. Daryl Siedentop, Charles Mand, and Andrew Taggert. Palo Alto, CA: Mayfield Publishing Company. 1986. 443 pp.$24.95.—Reviewed by Karen A. Kane, physical educator, West Bath, Georgetown, and Phippsburg Elementary Schools, Union #47, Bath, ME 04530. Fit for America. Health, Fitness, Sport and American Society. Harvey Green. New York: Pantheon Books. 1986. 367 pp.$24.95.—Reviewed by Nancy L. Struna, Department of Physical Education, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742. Physical Education: From Intent to Action. G. S. Don Morris and Jim Stiehl. Columbus, OH: Merrill Publishing Co. 1985.401 pp.—Reviewed by Janice K. Olson, associate professor, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907. Guidelines for Exercise Testing and Prescription, 3rd ed. Preventive and Rehabilitative Exercise Committee of the American College of Sports Medicine. Philadelphia: Lea and Febiger. 1986.$9.00.—Reviewed by Richard W. Bowers, professor, School of Health, Physical Education and Recreation, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH 43403. Managing Human Resources in Recreation, Parks and Leisure Services. David F. Culkin and Sondra L. Kirsch. New York, NY: Macmillan Publishing Company. 1986. 371 pp.$16.95.—Reviewed by Susan D. Hudson, associate professor, North Texas State University, Division of HPER, Denton, TX 76203. Psychological Dynamics of Sport. Diane L. Gill. Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics Publishers, Inc. 289 pp.$23.95.—Reviewed by Judith A. Bischoff, associate professor of physical education, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL 60115. Lifetime Fitness. H. Larry Brown (Ed.). Scottsdale, AZ: Gorsuch Scarisbrick Publishers. 1986. 88 pp.—Reviewed by Leonard D. Zaichkowsky, Human Movement Program, Boston University, Boston, MA 02215.